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Art school
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An art school is an educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, including fine art, especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. Art schools are institutions with elementary, secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate and they are distinguished from larger institutions which also may offer majors or degrees in the visual arts, but only as one part of a broad-based range of programs. Frances École des Beaux-Arts is, perhaps, the first model for such organized instruction, breaking with a tradition of master and they are Emily Carr University of Art and Design, NSCAD University, OCAD University, and Alberta College of Art and Design. Emily Carr University has the most active research program among the four with over $15 million in research over the last five years, OCAD Universitys research intensity has reached $3.2 million in 2011/12. All four schools teach in the major disciplines from painting through to new media, over the last five years, Emily Carr has garnered the most of the major awards for students and alums across the country. The most recent RBC Painting Competition was won by Vanessa Maltese, NSCAD University was founded in 1887 by Anna Leonowens and other Halifax women. The school gained international prominence in the 1970s for innovation in art under the leadership of Garry Kennedy. In spite of its modest size, Art in America suggested in 1973 that NSCAD was the best art school in North America, while more recently The Globe and Mail called it Canadas most illustrious. Claude Watson School for the Arts and Karen Kain School of the Arts are intermediate-age public art schools in Toronto, in Brampton, Mayfield Secondary Schools Regional Arts Program offers a public high school-level art school. Innovators like Voice of Purpose out of Toronto, Ontario are currently working on promoting the Purpose Driven Education pedagogy through the use of arts-based programming, in France, art schools have an quite old history. The oldest is Paris fine art school, established in 1682, some of those schools were called academies and were prestigious institutions, devoted to the education of great painters or sculptors. Others were called école gratuite de dessin, and were devoted to the education of arts, as today, there is in France 45 national or territorial public high schools of art, that deliver bachelor and Master degrees. Art schools have a history in Sweden since the first half of the 18th Century, students may attend the Royal Institute of Art, which got its start in 1735. There are also tertiary art schools attached to universities in Gothenburg, Malmö, others, whose existence ties in indelibly with that of larger, non-discipline-specific universities exist. Most art schools of either orientation are equipped to offer opportunities spanning from post-16 to postgraduate level, the range of colleges span from predominantly further education establishments to research-led specialist institutes. The University of the Arts London, for example, is a federally structured institution that comprises six previously independent schools situated in London, the Royal College of Art with its degree-awarding arm and singular focus on postgraduate awards being a most singular exception. Since the 1970s, degrees have replaced diplomas as the qualification in the field. In the case of wholly freestanding institutions, degree validation agreements in liaison with a university have long been the custom for Bachelor of Arts level upward

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Goldsmiths, University of London
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Goldsmiths, University of London, is a public research university in London, England, specialising in the arts, design, humanities, and social sciences. It is a constituent college of the University of London and it was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths Technical and Recreative Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in New Cross, London. It was acquired by the University of London in 1904 and was renamed Goldsmiths College, the word College was dropped from its branding in 2006, but Goldsmiths College, with the apostrophe, remains the institutions formal legal name. Nearly 20% of students come from outside the UK, and 52% of all undergraduates are mature students, around a third of students at Goldsmiths are postgraduate students. In 1891, the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, one of the City of London Livery Companies, founded Goldsmiths Technical, the Goldsmiths Company was established in the 12th century as a medieval guild for goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewellers. The original Institute was based in New Cross at the former Royal Naval School building, in 1904, the Institute was merged with the University of London and was re-established as Goldsmiths College. At this point Goldsmiths was the largest teacher training institution in the country, training functions were later expanded to include refresher courses for teachers, the University Postgraduate Certificate in Education and an Art teachers Certificate course. The College also ran its own Nursery School, shortly after the merger, in 1907, Goldsmiths added a new Arts building, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, at the back of the main building. During the 1960s Goldsmiths experienced an expansion in student numbers. It is during this period that Goldsmiths began to establish its reputation in the arts and social science fields, the university also acquired a number of historic buildings in the surrounding area, including the splendid former Deptford Town Hall and Laurie Grove Baths buildings. The Richard Hoggart Building, Deptford Town Hall and the Laurie Grove Baths all retain Grade II listed building status, in 1988, Goldsmiths became a full College of the University of London and in 1990 received its Royal Charter. Among its wardens have been Richard Hoggart, Andrew Rutherford and Ben Pimlott, the current Warden is Pat Loughrey. Goldsmiths is situated in New Cross, a populated area of south-east London with a considerable art. The area is served by London Overground trains at New Cross, the main building, the Richard Hoggart Building, was originally designed as a school by the architect John Shaw, Jr. The former Deptford Town Hall Building, designed by Henry Vaughan Lanchester and Edwin Alfred Rickards, acquired in 1998, is used for academic seminars, the library, or the Rutherford Building, has three floors and gives students access to an extensive range of printed and electronic resources. The third-floor library is believed to house the largest collection of material in the UK. Goldsmiths students, like all students in the University of London, have full access to the collections at Senate House Library at Bloomsbury in central London. The seven-storey Ben Pimlott Building on New Cross Road, complete with its distinctive scribble in the sky has become a signature of modern Goldsmiths

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Royal Academy of Arts
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The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. The Royal Academy of Arts was founded through an act of King George III on 10 December 1768 with a mission to promote the arts of design in Britain through education and exhibition. Supporters wanted to foster a national school of art and to encourage appreciation, fashionable taste in 18th-century Britain was based on continental and traditional art forms, providing contemporary British artists little opportunity to sell their works. From 1746 the Foundling Hospital, through the efforts of William Hogarth, the success of this venture led to the formation of the Society of Artists of Great Britain and the Free Society of Artists. Both these groups were primarily exhibiting societies, their success was marred by internal factions among the artists. The combined vision of education and exhibition to establish a school of art set the Royal Academy apart from the other exhibiting societies. It provided the foundation upon which the Royal Academy came to dominate the art scene of the 18th and 19th centuries, supplanting the earlier art societies. Sir William Chambers, a prominent architect, used his connections with George III to gain royal patronage and financial support of the Academy, the painter Joshua Reynolds was made its first president. Francis Milner Newton was elected the first secretary, a post he held for two decades until his resignation in 1788, the instrument of foundation, signed by George III on 10 December 1768, named 34 founder members and allowed for a total membership of 40. William Hoare and Johann Zoffany were added to this list later by the King and are known as nominated members, among the founder members were two women, a father and daughter, and two sets of brothers. The Royal Academy was initially housed in cramped quarters in Pall Mall, although in 1771 it was given temporary accommodation for its library and schools in Old Somerset House, then a royal palace. In 1780 it was installed in purpose-built apartments in the first completed wing of New Somerset House, located in the Strand and designed by Chambers, the Academy moved in 1837 to Trafalgar Square, where it occupied the east wing of the recently completed National Gallery. These premises soon proved too small to house both institutions, in 1868,100 years after the Academys foundation, it moved to Burlington House, Piccadilly, where it remains. Burlington House is owned by the British Government, and used rent-free by the Royal Academy, the first Royal Academy exhibition of contemporary art, open to all artists, opened on 25 April 1769 and ran until 27 May 1769. 136 works of art were shown and this exhibition, now known as the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, has been staged annually without interruption to the present day. In 1870 the Academy expanded its programme to include a temporary annual loan exhibition of Old Masters. The range and frequency of these exhibitions have grown enormously since that time. Britains first public lectures on art were staged by the Royal Academy, led by Reynolds, the first president, a program included lectures by Dr. William Hunter, John Flaxman, James Barry, Sir John Soane, and J. M. W. Turner

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University of the Arts London
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University of the Arts London is Europes largest university based in London, England. It specialises in art, design, fashion and the performing arts, the university has its origins in seven previously independent art, design, fashion and media colleges, which were brought together for administrative purposes to form the London Institute in 1986. The colleges were established from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century. Under the Education Reform Act 1988, the London Institute became a legal entity. The first appointed Rector was John McKenzie, the London Institute was incorporated as a higher education body in 1991 and was later granted academic degree awarding powers in 1993 by the Privy Council. Will Wyatt was appointed Chairman of Governors during the same year, Sir William Stubbs was appointed the second Rector after the retirement of McKenzie in 1996. A coat of arms was granted to the London Institute in 1998, lord Stevenson was appointed the first chancellor in 2000. On the retirement of Sir William Stubbs, Sir Michael Bichard was appointed as Rector in 2001, the London Institute originally chose not to apply because its individual colleges were internationally recognised in their own right. In 2003, the London Institute received Privy Council approval for university status and was renamed University of the Arts London in 2004, Wimbledon School of Art joined the university as a sixth college in 2006, and was renamed Wimbledon College of Art. Sir John Tusa was appointed as the new Chairman, replacing Will Wyatt, nigel Carrington was appointed rector in 2008, replacing Sir Michael Bichard. From 2008 to 2010, staff were made redundant and courses closed, Central Saint Martins moved to a purpose-built complex in Kings Cross in June 2011. In 2015 Grayson Perry was appointed to succeed Kwame Kwei-Armah as chancellor of the university, the University of the Arts London has six constituent colleges. F. The subjects taught were mainly technical until a Fine Arts department was established between the Wars, the school became part of the London Institute in January 1986, and was renamed Camberwell College of Arts in 1989. Drama Centre London, founded in 1963, became part of Central Saint Martins in 1999, the school was renamed Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in 2011. The Chelsea School of Art originated as part of the South-Western Polytechnic, in 1975 Chelsea merged with Hammersmith College of Art and Building, founded in 1891 by Francis Hawke and taken over by the London County Council in 1904. The Chelsea School of Art became part of the London Institute in 1986 and was renamed Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1989. The London College of Printing descends from the St Brides Foundation Institute Printing School, in 1960 this was renamed the London College of Printing. The printing department of the North Western Polytechnic was merged into it in 1969, the London College of Printing became part of the London Institute in 1986

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Falmouth University
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Falmouth University is a multi-arts university based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. In April 2008, University College Falmouth merged with Dartington College of Arts, on 9 December 2012, the University College was officially granted full university status by the Privy Council. Falmouth University was judged by The Sunday Times to be the UK’s top arts university from 2015-2017, the university is located in Penryn and Falmouth. Falmouth Campus is in Falmouth town centre and provides a historic contrast to the modernity of Penryn, Students were charged between four and ten shillings per session for the privilege, and were offered the opportunity to enter for Board of Education exams. In 1938, the Local Education Authority took over the administration of the institution, at this time there were six full-time members of teaching staff responsible for 21 full-time students,55 part-time day students and 104 part-time evening students. Students were offered the option of studying either Art or Craft, Art, by definition, covered fine Art, drawing and painting, museum study, and modelling and casting in clay. Craft included Leather, Weaving, Bookbinding, Block Printing and Wood Inlay, studios for sculpture and printed textiles were constructed in the grounds. The LEA and leading artists such as Dame Barbara Hepworth, Bryan Wynter, undaunted, the search for additional land commenced. Encouragement came to try again from Dame Barbara Hepworth, Bernard Leach, Patrick Heron, the School was now recognized as a centre for the Diploma in Art & Design, with Painting as a main course. Recognition for sculpture was to follow shortly, in the mid-1960s, additional studios and technical workshops were added to the School’s estate, and the LEA acquired Rosehill House on its behalf. Of great architectural merit, this became the centre for Complementary Studies with History of Art. Additional land was purchased at the southernmost boundary of the Woodlane site to enable the enlargement of the painting studios and to provide a cinema, canteen, common room. Design became an important aspect of the School’s curricula, with Patrick Heron teaching two-dimensional design, photography appeared in the College’s academic portfolio for the first time in 1963. The number of teaching staff at the School had risen from six in the 1940s to 25 in the 1960s, in 1976, Tom Cross was appointed Principal and the School continued to develop its resources by improving its sculpture studios and creating a new studio for ceramic sculpture. In addition, the original Arwenack Art School was handed back to the School to serve its introductory Foundation course as a centre for three-dimensional studies, in the 1980s, BA Fine Art was the principal academic course. At this point, the School had a population of approximately 200 students on both HE and FE courses, by 1984, the School was under threat of closure from the National Advisory Board on the grounds that its Fine Art degree course was academically and geographically isolated. The response received was overwhelming and an number of individuals wrote to the NAB in support of the School from both within the County and outside it. Research conducted by NAB itself found that graduates from Fine Art courses headed the league tables for gaining employment in arts related fields after finishing their degrees

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Lincoln College of Art
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The Lincoln College of Art was an educational institution devoted to the arts, based in the English city of Lincoln with its origins in the mid-nineteenth century. The institution changed shape and name numerous times over its history before being absorbed into the University of Lincoln, many of its students went on to exhibit at the Paris Salon and the Royal Academy. Amongst its alumni are members of the Newlyn School and two Royal Academicians and it also popularised the art and crafts exhibitions in Lincolnshire that became important annual events in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Lincoln School of Art has its origins in the art movement that followed the 1851 Great Exhibition. The School was founded as a venture, with the support of the Department of Science and Art, on Monday 2 February 1863, in a single room on the Corn Exchange. Its guiding light was John Somerville Gibney, a canon of Lincoln Cathedral. The courses on offer were arranged into three levels, Elementary, Advanced, and Special or Technical, as a result of the schools success in its first year, new premises were sought for and acquired above the National School for Boys on the south side of Silver Street. This new school room was opened 10 October 1864, and was of a size to allow its use as an exhibition space, a public exhibit was held in November of that year and proved so popular that the floor had to be re-enforced. The Rev. Gibney himself became a student by studying the skill of engraving on to copper and he produced his own publication, Etchings of Lincoln Cathedral, using this method. By 1868 and 1869, the school was ranked in 6th place by the Department of Science and Art, after such as Edinburgh. By 1873 there were some 130 schools of art in Britain, in 1875, the Rev. J. S. Gibney, the schools honorary secretary since its inception, died when he fell through a skylight. He was supposedly heard to cry out, My God, as he fell, the inquest into his death was held at the White Hart Hotel and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Ironically, in a sermon he had delivered to his congregation a few days earlier on Sunday,3 January, in honour of the Rev. Gibney and his work, the school established a scholarship in his name. Awarded to students at the school, its purpose was to allow the student to devote his or her time wholly to the cultivation of art. Holders of the Gibney Scholarship have included William Logsdail, Frederick Hall, Frederick William Elwell, May Yeomans, no Student will be admitted to the Evening Classes under 12 years of age, without special permission of the Committee. All Fees are to be paid in advance at the commencement of each Half-year, when Students will receive a Ticket of admission, which they are to produce whenever required. If the Fees are not paid within 14 days, a Fine of 2/6 will be imposed on Students of the Morning Classes, the School will be open for Morning Classes at 9.30, on Tuesday, and Saturday, in each week. Also at 2 oClock each Monday and Thursday, and the door will be closed at 4 oClock, Evening Classes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday in each week, will commence at 7 and close at 9

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John Lennon Art and Design Building
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The John Lennon Art and Design Building in Liverpool, England houses Liverpool John Moores Universitys School of Art and Design. The school was located at the Grade II listed Liverpool College of Art. It is located at Duckinfield Street in LJMUs Mount Pleasant Campus, the six storey building was constructed between 2005 and 2008 at a cost of £27 million. ICT facilities, workshops and a café are also located in the building - which is available for conference venue. The building houses a gallery and a public café. Liverpool School of Art and Design is the oldest art and design school in England outside London, in 1825, Liverpool Mechanics’ School of Art Institute was established, providing and education for working men. In 1856 the school had changed name to become The Liverpool Institute and this then moved to Liverpool College of Art on Hope Street in 1880 to a new building to house the School of Art. In 2000, the school developed to cater for a broader field of subjects. The building has received several awards, in 2011 it received the Civic Trust Award and in 2010 it received the WAN Education Sector Award. The School has hosted exhibitions, including the prestigious RIBA Presidents Medals Students Award. Each year the school hosts a show with students displaying work from Architecture, Fashion, Fine Art and Graphic Design. The fashion graduates also present their work in a fashion show, the School hosts the Exhibition Research Centre, the UKs first centre for the study of exhibition cultures. Opened in 2012, the ERC has hosted exhibitions of work by Adrian Henri, György Kepes, norman Thelwell - Cartoonist John Lennon - Musician David Gray - Musician Bill Drummond - Musician, Artist Jane Greenwood - costume designer Shirley Hughes - author and illustrator

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Gray's School of Art
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Grays School of Art is the Robert Gordon Universitys art school, located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of the oldest established fine art institutions in Scotland and one of Scotlands five art schools today, the School is housed in a modernist building at the universitys Garthdee campus in Aberdeen. As well as training in fine art, applied art and design, Grays School of Art offers short courses. Many of these are designed for those with no formal training. The School also mounts exhibitions, including the annual Degree Show which showcases the work of students on its programmes. Grays was founded in 1885 as Grays School of Science and Art, in recognition of the generosity of its father, John Gray. He began as a carpenter but rose through the ranks to become a partner in McKinnon & Co. a firm of engineers, in 1859 he was appointed director of the Aberdeen Mechanics Institution, one of the city institutions which would eventually develop into The Robert Gordon University. In the early 1880s, John Gray offered to finance a new school of science and art in Aberdeen, on the condition that the governors named it Grays School of Science and his offer stemmed partly from the difficulties he himself had experienced obtaining adequate training. The school opened in 1885 with 96 students enrolled for the day classes and 322 for the evening classes and it was housed in an impressive pink granite building at Schoolhill in the city centre, next to the Aberdeen Art Gallery. The building was designed to match and give architectural coherence to the gallery, by the 1960s the School had outgrown the building, and moved to a newly constructed modernist building at Garthdee, next to the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture. The original building stands at Schoolhill as the universitys Administration Building, housing the universitys leadership and administrative departments. The relocated school opened at Garthdee in 1956 as the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, the Grays School of Art building has three floors and is designed in a U-plan with a large front facade and two wings. The current building was designed by Michael Shewan and was influenced by the Illinois Institute of Technology campus designed by the celebrated American modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It is one of the 60 DoCoMoMo Key Scottish Monuments, a list of notable Scottish post-war buildings selected as significant examples of style, building materials. It consists of a main block with single-storey wings to each side, which surround a quadrangle covered with grass. The building is supported by a steel skeleton which permits floor-to-ceiling windows for its numerous studios. A temporary extension encloses the southern side of the quadrangle, added in the 1990s to ease a shortage of space in the art school. The ground floor on the facade houses the printmaking studios and workshops as well as administrative offices

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Bath School of Art and Design
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Bath School of Art and Design is an art college in Bath, England. It forms part of the Bath Spa University whose main campus is located a few miles from the City at Newton Park, near Corston, the school was founded as Bath School of Art in 1852 following The Great Exhibition of 1851. By the 1858 edition he had succeeded by John J. Drummond, who by 1860 had set up his own Mr Drummonds School of Art at 3 Bladud Buildings. The Master for a few years was John Hill, who continued as a private tutor. The Schools syllabus was in connection with Marlborough House, which meant the Government School of Design, the tuition fee was one guinea per quarter according to the schools prospectus published as a one-page advertisement in the annual Directories. Courses were in connection with the Science and Art Department, South Kensington, a branch was opened at The Corridor for evening classes. Later Head Masters were William Harbutt, the inventor of Plasticine, John Charles Swallow, by 1884 William Harbutt was teaching at The Paragon Art Studio,15 Bladud Buildings. The new Head Art Master was Frank Griffin ARCA who had won bronze and silver medals, by 1912 the Master was Henry Wilkinson ARCA who had been taught by Ruskin and whose son became a well-known engraver. Successors were D. S. Andrews ARCA and Arthur Payne ARCA, the Technical Schools evolved into the Municipal Bath Technical College which moved to the building in Beau Street vacated by the Royal United Hospital when it moved to Combe Park. The process was overseen by the new head art master, the artist Paul Fripp, then came the important appointment of the long serving Clifford Ellis. The School of Art moved to 7 and 8 Green Park early in World War II and this new home was totally destroyed by bombs in April 1942, and temporary refuge was found at the home of the artist Walter Sickert at Bathampton. Sickert had been a teacher at the School but had died in January 1942. Clifford Ellis is said to have cut the lettering on Sickerts headstone, in November 1942 the School began its association with 99 Sydney Place. A note in the history section of Bath Central Library records the opening of the new premises by Sir Kenneth Clark, then Director of the National Gallery. After the war the process began of transforming into Bath Academy of Art-based mainly at Corsham Court, Corsham, the Robbins report of 1963 led to more standardised teacher training provision, and the Academys course was phased out by 1968. In 1974 control of the passed to the new Avon County Council. Courses at the School include Graphic Communication, Creative Art, Fine Art, Digital Design, Fashion and Textile Design, Ceramics and MA Design, Master of Fine Art

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Glasgow School of Art
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The Glasgow School of Art is Scotlands only public self-governing art school offering university-level programmes and research in architecture, fine art and design. The school is housed in one of Glasgows most famous buildings, often considered the masterpiece of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, severely damaged by a fire in May 2014, the building is now undergoing a careful restoration. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art in 1853 and it was first located at 12 Ingram Street and moved to the McLellan Galleries in 1869. In 1897, work started on a new building to house the school on Renfrew Street, the building was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, chosen for the commission by the schools director, Francis Newbery, who oversaw a period of expansion and fast-growing reputation. The first half of the building was completed in 1899 and the half in 1909. The competition was won by New York-based Steven Holl Architects working with Glasgow-based JM Architects, the Reid Building was completed in 2014 and sits opposite the Mackintosh Building on a site previously occupied by the Foulis, Assembly and Newbery Tower Buildings. The School of Architecture is highly rated by the architecture profession, the School is organised into four academic schools, the Mackintosh School of Architecture, the School of Design and the School of Fine Art, each with its own academic programmes and research centres. A fourth school, School of Simulation and Visualisation, specialising in digital and virtual technologies was introduced in October 2016, the GSA also has a long-established portfolio of non-degree provision, including leisure classes. The original Mackintosh building was damaged by fire on 23 May 2014. The extent of the damage and the future of the building have still to be determined, an initial fire service estimate was that 90% of the building and 70% of its contents had been saved. The fire, which began in the basement, quickly spread upwards and, although it was brought under control quite quickly, significant damage was done to the historic studios and stairways. The renowned Mackintosh library was destroyed, the archive was water damaged, the fire broke out as students were preparing for their Degree Show. Eyewitnesses said that the fire appeared to have started when a projector exploded in the basement of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building just before 12, 30pm. Investigators later determined that the cause was not a faulty projector, according to The Scotsman newspaper, the use of aerosol cans is against school policy. ”In addition, an intended fire suppression system for the building had not been completed. A school staff member was on hand when the blaze first ignited, a careful restoration process began soon after the fire, work on restoring and recreating the Macintosh design, including the famous library interior, started in 2016. The restoration is taking pains to perform the work with historical accuracy, including through the use of original wood species such as longleaf pine. The school currently has two campuses, the School of Fine Art, Digital Culture, and MFA programmes are in the vicinity of the fire damaged Mackintosh building. The Institute of Design Innovation, a centre of the School of Design is based in Forres

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Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
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The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design was the art and design faculty of Birmingham City University in Birmingham, England. It has now merged into the universitys Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. BIAD dates back, in various incarnations, to the year 1843 and it reached its full maturity from the 1890s, as the Birmingham Municipal School of Art at Margaret Street, under the leadership of Edward R. Taylor. BIADs Archives holds extensive records on the history of art & design in Birmingham and it is adjacent to Aston University. The Birmingham School of Art was originally an art school but was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971. Its Grade I listed building located on Margaret Street remains the home of the universitys Department of Fine Art and is commonly referred to by its original title. It currently houses the Centre for Fine Art Research, Birmingham School of Architecture was opened in 1908. The Sunday Times University Guide 2004 stated, Rated excellent Art, Birmingham City University states that, BIAD received an excellent Quality Assurance score of 22/24 for Art and Design from the QAA. A 4* rating is considered the top level. org User-lab, user-centred design lab based at BIAD

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. It has a unique …

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A 19th century illustration of the Royal Academy

Satirical drawing of Sir William Chambers, one of the founders, trying to slay the 8-headed hydra of the Incorporated Society of Artists

Study for Henry Singleton's painting The Royal Academicians assembled in their council chamber to adjudge the Medals to the successful students in Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Drawing, which hangs in the Royal Academy. Ca. 1793.